Powder container



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. G. L. RAVlT POWDER CONTAINER Filed. NOV, 24. 1926 Patented Nov. 1, 1927.

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POWDER CONTAINER.

Application fild'iflofihiberfi, 192s. 'seriarn'o. 150,567.

The present invention is concerned with the provision are device for conveniently carrying and dispensing face powder in loose form. 'lhepriridpal reason for the common use'o'f compacts instead of loose powder is the fact that no satisfactory powder. container has been heretofore die signed, and is caused by the lack of a satisfactory means for carrying the powder rather than a preference for the'quality of the compacts. As a matter ot' fact the loose powder is usually in much purer form due to the fact that no binding agents are pres "ent in it. v i

An object of the present invention is to providea'powdercoiitainer of the character "noted above whichwill be of simple, pract'ical cdnstruction, which will be rugged,

durable andelhcient in use, which will pre vent the accidental and objectionable sifting out ofpowder when carried in a hand bag or pocket, and yet whichniay be readily manually manipulated to offset the discharge of powder in small quantities.

Other. objects of the invention are to provide a powder container of neat and attra'ctii e appearance which well suited to the reqtiirements or economical manufacture; v

'VVith the above noted and other objects 'in view, the invention consists in. certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understood from the following. description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of apowder container embodying the present invention- Fig. 2 is anenlarged transverse sectional view therethrough on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. '2, but illustrating a slight modification.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating a further modification.

Fig. 5 is a reduced sectional plan view through the container of Fig. 4 taken on approximately the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, 1 have used the reference character to designate the side walls of a relatively shallow box preferably of metal adapted to contain powder. The bottom of the box is indicated at 11 and the box top at 12, the latter having an opening therein into which is frictionally fitted a dished disc 13 which maybe pried offto provide a filling opening. A powder discharge opening such asthe slit 14 is provided in the disc 13 and is normally closeilby an ejector plate 15 spring pressed against the winder face of the disc.

Itis to be understood that so far as the arrangeinent of the powder 'discharge opening is concerned, variousexpedients might be resorted to. Instead of a slot I might provide perforations or the namesor trade marks of the powder might be cutout of the disc to provide the discharge openings.

Plate 15 is preferably carried bythe free end of a spring arm 16, the opposite end of which is secured to one end of a lever 17 piveted intermediate its, ends on a pivot 18 and formed with an ofl'set end 19 disposed 'at the exterior of the box. A coiled =torsioi'ialspring 2O actsonthe'lever lZto r0 tate the same in counter clockwise direction andnrge the plate 14 against the under face of the disc 13, whereby he discharge'opening 14. is effectively sealed. By rockingthe shaft 18 against the action plate 15 is drawn downwardly ihto "the powder compartment and as the lever is released, the spring will return to the position of Fig. 2, carrying with it a small quantity of charged'through the opening 14 aiid'spi'ead over the disc 13. To permit readymanilal operation of the ejector menibeIy the end 19 of the lever is preferably formed with a toothed or roughened operating extension 21 which may be manually grasped or engaged by against the action of its spring. Pivot 18 is preferably disposed within the container and clearance is provided for movement of the outer end of the lever by a slot 22 in. the top 12 of the container.

Although only a small quantity of loose powder may remain in the box, the construction of the ejector is such that it may be used somewhat in the manner of a beater upon oscillation of the lever 17, so that the powder will be stirred up, deposited upon the surface of the ejector and discharged onto the surface of the disc. The disc is preferably dished so that it may form a convenient pocket for the accommodation of a powder pufl, and if desired, the entire top, of the case is concealed by a cover member (not shown) which retains the powder puff of its spring,"

powder which will The disa fingernail to rock the lever The opposite extreme positionof the ejector arm 16 and its associated parts has been indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 3, I have shown a container in all respects similar to the container of Fig. 2, except for the fact that the free end of the ejector arm 16 is offset as at 16 and carries a pair of ejector plates 15 coacting with a pair of slots 14 in the disc 13.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a slight modification of the invention, in which a series of ejector plates register with discharge openings 31 in a disc 32 corresponding to the disc 13. All of the ejectors are carried by a pair of longitudinally extending bars 33, the ends of which are pivotally connected to a pair of parallel shafts 34 and 35 rocking about pivots 36 and 37 as centers. The operating lever 40 in this instance is rigidly secured upon a pivoting shaft 41, and crank arms 42 connect the shafts 41 and 34. Thus, oscillation of the lever 40 tends to swing the entire frame 33 and the ejector plates which it carries, downwardly; movement of the shaft 35 being controlled by the shaft 34 through the connecting arms 33.

Obviously various changes and alterations might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from the invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the apin position.

pended claims.

I claim:

1. A container for loose powder or the like having an outlet opening in its upper surface, an ejector plate at the interior of the container normally spring pressed against the under face of the container top and closing said opening, and manually manipulable container normally spring pressed operating means carried by the casing for moving the ejector plate downwardly into the contents of the container.

2. A container for loose powder or the like having an outlet opening in its upper surface, an ejector plate at the interior of the against the under face of the container top and closing said opening, and manually manipulable operating means for moving the ejector plate downwardly into the contents of the container, an arm supporting the ejector plate and a rocking lever connected to the arm an including a finger piece disposed exteriorly of the casing.

3. A relatively shallow powder container having an opening in its top and a disc in said opening provided with powder outlets, ejector means in the container normally lying against the under face of the disc and closing said outlets, and means carried by the casing for operating the ejector means.

4. A relatively shallow powder container having an opening in its top and a disc in said opening provided with powder outlets, ejector means in the container normally lying against the under face of the disc and closing said outlets, and means for operating the ejector means, including a manually operable actuator, the outer end of which is disposed exteriorly of the container and the inner end of which is operatively connected to the ejector means.

5. A powder container having an opening in its top and a plate spring urged upwardly to close said opening, a spring lever acting on the plate to maintain the same in operative position and manually manipulable means carried by the container and operable from the exterior thereof for withdrawing the lever and depressing the plate.

GODEFROY LEON RAVIT. 

